🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Area Code

Area Code, Long-distance Call VoIP, Mobile/Cellular Locator and Telephone Number of Zimbabwe.

🔗 References:

Wikipedia: Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Postal code of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's country code '+263' illustration with national flag, Victoria Falls backdrop, Great Zimbabwe stone walls, wildlife including elephants and warthogs, and telecom elements like mobile phones, SIM cards, and a phone booth, highlighting the nation's identity and communication theme.

Zimbabwe International Dialing Code

Name: Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Code: 263, also +263, 00263, 00 263, 00-263, +263-, +00263, 0263, 000263, 011-263 etc.

General Information

Zimbabwe country code: 263
Trunk Prefix: 0
International Prefix: 00
Number Details:Zimbabwean numbers are six to ten digits (seven to eleven digits including a leading‘0’that is not dialed when calling from outside the country). The first one to four digits area an area code that represents a geographic region of Zimbabwe. The local phone number (after the area code) is three to seven digits. Mobile phone numbers start with‘7’. The first two digits are a carrier code that designates the mobile phone provider. The subscriber number is seven digits (for a total of nine digits).

An example of a Zimbabwean phone number

The Bronte Hotel lists its phone number in Harare as +263 4 707522.

Detail of Numbering Plan

Geographic Number

Geographical Area(Exchange)	Area Code	National Subscriber Number	National Subscriber Number Length
Harare Main	4	2000000 – 2011099	7
		2256000 – 2257999	7
		2720000 – 2721999	7
Harare Main Unit 3	4	250000 – 255999	6
Harare Main Unit 3	4	700000 – 709999	6
Harare Main Unit 4	4	760000 – 769999	6
		790000 – 799999	6
		2900000 – 2939999	7
Harare Main Unit 6	4	730000 – 739999	6
Airport	4	575000 – 575999	6
Airport	4	585000 – 585999	6
Athlone	4	448000 – 448999	6
Athlone	4	492000 – 492999	6
Avondale	4	302000 – 304999	6
		307000 – 308999	6
		314000 – 319999	6
		326000 – 329999	6
		330000 – 330999	6
		332000 – 336999	6
		337000 – 337999	6
		339000 – 339999	6
		371000 – 379999	6
		390000 – 399999	6
Belverdere RLU	4	740000 –741999	6
Bluffhill	4	305000 – 305999	6
		310000 – 310999	6
		331000 – 331999	6
Borrowdale	4	2854000 – 2855999	7
Borrowdale	4	850000 – 886999	6
Braeside	4	742000 – 743999	6
Braeside	4	782000 – 782999	6
Cranborne	4	500000 – 509999	6
		570000 – 574999	6
		578000 – 584999	6
		586000 – 588999	6
Dzivarasekwa	4	216000 – 217999	6
Eastlea	4	746000 – 746999	6
		776000 – 776999	6
		788000 – 788999	6
Epworth	4	577000 – 577999	6
Glen Norah	4	613000 – 613999	6
Glen Norah	4	680000 – 680999	6
Glen View	4	614000 – 615999	6
		645000 – 649999	6
		682000 – 688999	6
		690000 – 697999	6
Gunhill	4	744000 – 745999	6
Gunhill	4	783000 – 783999	6
Highfields	4	611000 – 612999	6
		616000 – 616999	6
		689000 – 689999	6
Highlands	4	437000 – 439999	6
		442000 – 445999	6
		480000 – 484999	6
		488000 – 498999	6
Hillside	4	747000 – 747999	6
Hillside	4	778000 – 778999	6
Julius Nyerere Way	4	710000 – 719999	6
		748000 – 759999	6
		770000 – 775999	6
		777000 – 777999	6
		779000 – 781999	6
		784000 – 789999	6
Kambanje	4	493000 – 493999	6
Kuwadzana	4	207000 – 219999	6
Kuwadzana	4	230000 – 239999	6
Mabvuku	4	459000 – 460999	6
Mabvuku	4	491000 – 491999	6
Malborough	4	300000 – 300999	6
		309000 – 309999	6
		313000 – 313999	6
Masasa	4	446000 – 447999	6
Masasa	4	485000 – 487999	6
Mayrick Park	4	306000 – 306999	6
Mayrick Park	4	310500 – 312499	6
Mufakose	4	681000 – 681999	6
Mufakose	4	698000 – 699999	6
Northwood	4	301000 – 301999	6
		338000 – 338999	6
		369000 – 369999	6
Southerton	4	620000 – 621999	6
Southerton	4	660000 – 669999	6
Sunningdale	4	576000 – 576999	6
Sunningdale	4	589000 – 589999	6
Warren Park	4	220000 – 229999	6
Waterfalls	4	610000 – 610999	6
Winchendon	4	860000 – 862999	6

For more information of the geographic number, please click the link: Geographic Numbers in Zimbabwe

Mobile Service

Mobile Network Operator	National Destination Code	National Subscriber Number	National Significant Number
NetOne Cellular	71	2XXXXXX	9
		3XXXXXX	9
		4XXXXXX	9
		5XXXXXX	9
		6XXXXXX	9
		7XXXXXX	9
		8XXXXXX	9
Telecel Zimbabwe	73	2XXXXXX	9
		3XXXXXX	9
		4XXXXXX	9
		5XXXXXX	9
		6XXXXXX	9
		7XXXXXX	9
		8XXXXXX	9
		9XXXXXX	9
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe	77	1XXXXXX	9
		2XXXXXX	9
		3XXXXXX	9
		4XXXXXX	9
		5XXXXXX	9
		6XXXXXX	9
		7XXXXXX	9
		8XXXXXX	9
		9XXXXXX	9
	78	2XXXXXX	9
		3XXXXXX	9
		4XXXXXX	9
		5XXXXXX	9

VoIP Services

VoIP Services operator	National Destination Code	National Subscriber Number	National Significant Number Length
Africom (Pvt) Ltd	8644	000000 – 099999	10
Africom (Pvt) Ltd	8644	229000 –258999	10
Aquiva Wireless (Pvt) Ltd	8630	000000 – 000499	10
Aptics Trading (Pvt) ltd	8686	000000 – 200000	10
Dandemutande	8612	000000 – 009999	10
Liquid Telecoms (Ecoweb)	8677	000000 – 614400	10
Liquid Telecoms (Ecoweb)	8677	700000 – 700500	10
Pecus Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd	8655	000000 – 025000	10
PowerTel	8611	200000 – 419999	10
Telecontract (Pvt) Ltd	8683	000000 – 009999	10
TelOne (Pvt) Ltd	8688	000000 – 009999	10

Toll Free Numbers

Operator	Toll Free Code	Toll Free Numbers
TelOne (Pvt) Ltd	800	0000 - 9999
NetOne (Pvt) Ltd	801	0000 - 9999
PowerTel Communications	802	0000 - 0999
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe	808	0000 - 8999

Special Codes and Access Prefixes

DIGITS	SERVICE	Comments/Remarks
‘0’	National Access Prefix (Trunk Prefix)	This indicates a call to another geographic area, Mobile Service Number or VoIP Services number.
0	International Access Prefix	The digits ‘00’ are used as International Access Prefix. This indicates an international call or a call outside Zimbabwe.
7X	Non-Geographical National Destination Codes (NDC) for Mobile Telephony Services	71 – NetOne Cellular
		73 – Telecel Zimbabwe
		77 – Econet Wireless Zimbabwe
		78 – Econet Wireless Zimbabwe
112	Emergency Services	NetOne, PowerTel Communications
		Econet Wireless Zimbabwe
		Telecel Zimbabwe
114	MARS Emergency Call Centre	NetOne
116	Childline Help line	All Mobile Network Operators & Fixed Network
119	Emergency Services	Telecel Zimbabwe
263	Country Code	Zimbabwe Country Code
904	Automatic Ringback	Fixed Network
908	Test Desk	Fixed Network
950	Fault Report -Telephone	Fixed Network
952	Fault Report	Fixed Network
953	Fault Report - Data	Fixed Network
960	Time	Fixed Network
961	Childline	Fixed Network
962	Directory Enquiries	Fixed Network
965	International Directory Enquiries	Fixed Network
966	International Telephone booking	Fixed Network
967	Trunk Demand	Fixed Network
968	Trunk Enquiries	Fixed Network
969	Trunk Booking	Fixed Network
993	Fire	Emergency (Fixed Network)
994	Ambulance	Emergency (Fixed Network)
995	Police	Emergency (Fixed Network
999	General Emergency (Fire/ Ambulance/Police)	Emergency (Fixed Network)
86XX	Non-Geographical National Destination Codes (NDC) for VoIP Telephony Services	VoIP Operators
3XXXX	Premium Rate Short Code Services	Mobile Operators
080x	Toll Free Numbers	All Operators

Important Numbers

Country/Geographical Area	Number	Service category	Additional information
Zimbabwe	112	Other	Any of the 3 services (from mobiles)
Zimbabwe	961	Child help-line	-
Zimbabwe	993; 999	Fire	-
Zimbabwe	994; 999	Medical	-
Zimbabwe	995; 999	Police	-
Zimbabwe	999	Hazards	-
Zimbabwe	999	Traffic	-
Zimbabwe	999	Other	Any of the 3 services

Dialing Plan

Domestic Dialing

For local call: dial only the local phone number

For long distance call: 0 - area code - local phone number

Foreign Dialing

To call Zimbabwe from abroad: exit code - 263 - local phone number(exit code can also be written as “+”)

To call abroad from Zimbabwe: 00 - country code - area code - phone number

External Links

Wikipedia:Telephone Numbers in Zimbabwe
Wikipedia:Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe
ITU-T:International Numbering Resources:National Numbering Plan: Zimbabwe

Reference Links

AreaCodeBase: Zimbabwe Areacode Database
PostCodeBase: Zimbabwe Postcode Database

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